Real Weddings: Leah + Simon

by Maggie on October 14, 2014

We have an oh so special wedding to share today. Leah and Simone included their families and close friends in a small, handmade wedding day. They were married on the front porch of a friend’s house on Orcas Island. Light rain didn’t damper their day and all their friends gathered around with mismatched umbrellas for the ceremony.

Together, and with some very helpful friends, they created by hand the natural details of their wedding day, inspired by the surrounding Pacific Northwest. Gift bags for the guests were filled with citrus chutney made by the groom himself, biscotti, and a test tube of thyme infused vodka, and stamped with their personal crest. Centerpieces were made up of potter herbs including lavender and rosemary.

From the bride: “I think my favorite thing about the whole experience (besides marrying my best friend) was the day before our wedding and being there with our families. I remember us all sitting around our friend Kim’s little house in the woods, which would soon be the place we would be married, with the fire crackling and the smell of fresh beer bread in the oven. I was thinking how wonderful it was, creating and making things together as families combined, and what a bonding experience we were having. And that is really what it’s all about – two people celebrating their love with the one’s they love.”